Drivers of Forests and Tree-based Systems for Food Security and Nutrition

• Published in: Forests and Food p. 137
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom Open Book Publishers 15.11.2015
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Agriculture; Applied ecology; Biocenosis; Biological sciences; Biology; Botany; Commercial forests; Conservation biology; Ecology; Ecosystem management; Environmental conservation; Environmental management; Environmental policy; Environmental policy & protocols; Food security; Food studies; Forest conservation; Forest cover; Forest ecology; Forest management; Forest resources; Forestry; Forestry policy; Forests; Government; Health sciences; Medical sciences; Natural resource management; Nutrition; Nutritional science; Plant communities; Plant ecology; Political science; Population ecology; Public administration; Public policy; Social sciences; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable forest management; Sustainable management; Synecology
• ISBN: 9781783741939; 1783741937; 9781783741946; 1783741945
• DOI: 10.11647/OBP.0085.04

Drivers of change are the subject of a vast scholarly literature. In the context of this book, drivers are understood as natural or anthropogenic developments affectingforests and tree-based systems¹ for food securityandnutrition. This chapter aims to provide a structured and comprehensive overview of major findings from this literature in an effort to better understand the interrelations among these drivers and how they impact on food security and nutrition. It covers drivers that improve and contribute to food security and nutrition as well as those leading to increased food insecurity and poor nutrition. Changes to improve food security